Iowa City Liberty softball player Aubrey Robertson and baseball player Cooper Hughes were voted by readers as the Press-Citizen’s Athletes of the Week for July 14-20.
Robertson earned girls Athlete of the Week with 49% of the vote.
She made an impact for Liberty softball despite an 8-2 loss to Linn-Mar in the 5A regional final on July 24. She recorded an RBI single that tied the game, 1-1, before she plated the go-ahead run in the fourth inning.
Hughes won boys Athlete of the Week with 47% of the vote.
He powered Liberty past Linn-Mar in the Class 4A substate final on July 16. He tallied two RBIs, two doubles and a run.
Marc Ray is the high school sports reporter for the Iowa City Press-Citizen. He can be reached at MARay@gannett.com , and on X, formerly Twitter, at @themarcszn.
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